Don't know what you guys think of some of the Sponsored Links, but I
can't say I'm too happy about them.
When you're stuck {or is that struck} with cancer and in a panic to
start off with the last thing you want is someone telling you that

Hello out there!! Here's a question about the vacuum pumps that i haven't
seen answered. Of course, i've only been a member since May!
There has always been mention of "going too far" re the vacuum damaging
blood vessels, etc. What has not been addressed, (if anyone has been told

From an article in the New England Journal of Medicine 27 May 2004.
Background The optimal upper limit of the normal range for
prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is unknown. We investigated the
prevalence of prostate cancer among men in the Prostate Cancer

A recent prostate biopsy showed cancer in 2 of 12 samples. PSA was 5.5,
tumor grade Gleason 6, and Clinical Stage T2a. I am a 68 year old living
in Temecula CA(60 miles SE of LA) and seriously considering the
cryosurgery route. Does anybody have some experience with or thoughts ...

Thanks to all that responded to my first post. What a great group of
people, I just found this NG a couple of weeks ago.
I had my first visit with the doctor since my surgery in February, my
PSA level was undetectable, I don't know how much that means

So here it is, one week away from my RRP.  I guess the best thing is that
every day I've felt better and better, stronger and stronger.  Not thrilled
about having a garden hose connected to me, but fortunately, it's scheduled
to come out on Monday.  I take each day as it comes.

    The uro gave me a prescrition for Amitriptyline for
incontinence.  I took the first dose last Thursday.  When I looked
this up on the web I was taken back some because it is a drug for
depression and bulimea!  I checked with my primary care doc and he

Hi...
don't know if any of you have seen this one...
It seems that a bit like cryo and brachy someone has come up with the
idea of injecting Acetic Acid {a close relative to what you put on

I had a TURP done 3 years ago and was told that of the 62 chips (as the
Urologist said) he took off my prostate two were cancerous. I have been
getting PSAs done on a routine basis ever since. I recently changed my
Urologist and was told by him that a better procedure for detecting

   Had the visit with an ED specialist today.  He did a thorough history
and physical (with my underpants off I leaked on the floor and the exam
table but he told me not to worry, they were used to that in urology).  He
told me that he thought my ED problems pre RRP were due to the ...

Short history for new patients;  I was diagnosed in January, 2001, had a
Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy on 25 April 2001, had a PSA of 12.4 a month
later, higher than the PSA at diagnosis, and started Casodex to shrink gland
for radiation. When PSA was 0.5 in October, entered ...

I have used a calculator that computes PSA doubling time for a maximum
of six psa measurements. See: http://kevin.phys.unm.edu/psa/
I wonder if there are online calculators that can use a higher number
of readings.

I'm 49 and went to the Dr for a physical.  He found my PSA was 9 up from 2.0
two years earlier.  I had the biopsy 2 weeks ago and the Urologist told me
that I have prostate cancer.  Gleason 3+3.  found in both sides of the
prostate.  His recommendation was radical prostectomy.  Man ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- June 21, 2004 -- Prostate cancer patients who receive
radiation therapy within six months after surgery live longer than
patients who do not receive radiation afterwards, according to a new
study in the July 1, 2004, issue of the International Journal of

Provenge(R)) targeting prostatic acid phosphatase can induce durable
remission of metastatic androgen-independent prostate cancer: A phase 2
trial"
Antigen presenting cells (APC)8015 loaded with PA2024, a recombinant